Darcy Winslow has been a pioneer and active practitioner of sustainability frameworks and principles, exploring and experimenting with the application of these to all aspects of business. Darcy worked at Nike, Inc. for over 20 years and held several senior management positions within the business.

In 1999, Darcy Winslow spearheaded a major sustainability initiative at Nike to ensure that the creation of the world's most recognizable brand of athletic-wear was also the most socially responsible and environmentally friendly. Darcy Winslow is one of the foremost hands-on experts on the process of steering a large and successful company toward more environmental and financial sustainability.

Winslow is an Executive-in-Residence and Senior Lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management, Program Director for Willamette University’s Sustainable Enterprise Program, and the founder of Designs for a Sustainable World Collective, LLC, a firm that focuses on the development of practical yet aggressive strategies for organizations to create and adopt more sustainable and ultimately regenerative business practices. In addition, she has recently accepted an Adjunct Faculty position with the Center for Creative Leadership.

Winslow participated in the 2009 Inspire Antarctic Expedition, hosted by British Petroleum and led by polar explorer, Robert Swan, and will be returned in the spring of 2010 as part of 2041’s Leadership On The Edge program. She played a vital role in helping shape the program activities and bringing depth and experience to the Climate Change dialogue and vulnerability of natural resources and ecosystems. The expedition engaged climate scientists, business leaders, youth leaders, and polar experts to collaborate in unprecedented ways to understand the roles we play as citizens, members of corporations or universities, and community leaders.

Winslow received her BS in exercise science and MS in exercise physiology and biomechanics, and is a 2003 graduate of the Stanford Executive Program. She currently serves on the Board of Advisors for NorthWest Earth Institute; and the Board of Directors for Portland Sustainability Institute, Greenopolis, The Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education, and the Council for Responsible Sport. She serves on the Board of Directors for Ziba Design, Inc., is an active member of the Society for Organizational Learning and Sustainability Consortium.

She is a lifelong athlete and enjoys traveling the world.